I shot my head towards the front door. It was opening and I ducked down for a lack of a better method to hide. Luckily I was already positioned next to the table so I was mostly concealed. A boy, about my age, in a green tunic and grey wool pants entered through the door. There was a strange metallic sound that occurred when he walked. I could now see that he had a prosthetic metal leg. He was very skinny and with his prosthetic leg he wouldn't be too hard to overpower. I was planning an attack to force him to help me escape. I started to get up to pounce when I immediately ducked down again. He had his back to me but was talking to someone out the door.

"Astrid could you check on that girl before you put Stormfly away for the day?" the boy asked.

There was a reply which I could not hear from my position.

"Please Astrid i've got work to do with Gobber."

There was another muffled response and then a gust of wind.

The boy then let out a frustrated sigh and stated "Why is this always so difficult?"

He motioned to close the door. This was my chance. With his back turned towards me I ran up behind him and pushed him into a wall. He let out a small moan as the wind was knocked out of him. I was not taking any chances so I grabbed his wrist and twisted his arm behind his back with relative ease. Then I placed my other hand over his mouth. We just stood there for a few second. I think we were both stunned at what I just achieved. I then started to whisper in his hear in a semi-intimidating tone "Listen I don't want to have to knock out a cripple so what you are going to do is keep your mouth shut and you are going to help me find a ship so I can get out of here."

There was a a small pause and when I was sure he wasn't going to respond I twisted his arm a little more and said "Deal?!".

There were a few muffled sounds coming from under my hand but from what I could tell he agreed. I then let go of his arm and slowly took my hand off his mouth ensuring he wouldn't call for help the moment I took it off.

The boy looked at me awkwardly for a few seconds. He then opened his mouth and I almost clamped my hand over it. He spoke in a nervous but quiet tone of voice "So ... you look like you have gotten better."

"YOU!?" I said as recognized his voice "You were in the hut. Why did you bring me here."

"You ... were on crate in the middle of the ocean I ... I ... didn't think I needed permission to save your life." The boy said backing away defensively.

"So you could interrogate me!?" I yelled.

"No I ..." the boy retorted.

"I heard your conversation in the hut, don't deny it!" I now grabbed the scruff of his tunic.

"No that was Astrid she is a little ... untrusting. We just wanted to know if we could trust you not to do ... something like this!"

I calmed down a little let go of the boys tunic and said "We are wasting time. Do you keep your ships stocked with water?"

He looked stunned by the change in tone the conversation had taken but answered as soon as I shot him a look.

"Yes ... I mean I'm pretty sure."

"Do they or don't they?" I asked in my intimidating tone again.

"I don't really know ... do these look like the mussels of a dock worker to you?"

There was a faint smile that crept across my face. It was rare to find someone who would make a joke at their own expense. I could tell the boy sensed the smile and wiped it off my face immediately. I couldn't do that again if I wanted to maintain dominance over him and have him get me off this island.

"Then that means you are carrying a bucket of water for me." I said aggressively.

The boy oddly responded in a sarcastic demeanor "Oh ... lucky me."

I gestured towards the buckets that I was previously drinking from and he walked over an picked up the full one. Straining with its weight he said "uhg ... If you are going to be kidnapping me then ... we should get to know each other. I'm Hiccup"

The boy then paused expecting a response.

"I'm ... don't care and i'm not kidnapping you, you are getting me to a ship and then you can come back here."

"That nice of you but how about some courtesy. This isn't exactly a fun time for me." hiccup said.

"I'm sorry I didn't think there was an etiquette for waking up on a strange island with no idea where you are and being completely surrounded by strangers." I said losing my breath at the end. I gestured for Hiccup to exit through the back door when there was loud creaking on the roof.

"What is that?" i asked with a tinge of fear in my voice.

"Thats just ... the wind ... its an old house and she's not so sturdy anymore." Hiccup said unconvincingly patting a wooden post.

I didn't believe him but the longer I stayed in the house the more likely it would be that I got caught.

"Move." I said directing him out the door.

He obliged and we exited the house. I stopped him just outside the doorway. "Okay we are heading for those trees." I pointed to the tree line where I came from.

"I thought you wanted a ship?" Hiccup asked.

I then entered my threatening posture and said "For your own good don't ever assume I'm that stupid again. There is no way I am walking right through the middle of your town to get to the docks."

The boy looked disappointed "This would be allot quicker if you were." I hit him in the gut.

"OW. I'm just ... saying ... what do you think is going to happen." he said getting his breath back. "If you make it to the ocean and if you get a ship we will just come after you and get our ship back. You will be causing allot of people quite a bit of grief. Me being one of them."

"I don't think i'll be taking advice on how to escape from one the people who captured me" I retorted. "Now shut up and walk slowly towards the forrest like everything is normal."

"Your impossible" he said giving up and walking out towards the forrest. I quickly started walking next to him making sure I didn't look back for fear of looking too suspicious. Halfway between the house and the forest Hiccup walked ahead of me, turned around and dropped the bucket at his feet. He looked at me with his arms crossed. I was initially stunned that he had the guts to disobey me.

"What are you doing!?" I scolded him in a hushed tone.

"Giving you a chance to apologize." Hiccup said.

I didn't know what to say. What changed and how did he all of a sudden have this much courage to stand up to me.

I threatened him again "If you don't pick up that bucket right now and start walking i'm going to hit you over the head with it.". I of course couldn't do it because we could be watched right now.

"That wasn't an apology" he said staring me down.

This was scary. We were in the middle of a field so it was only a matter of time until someone spotted us. Secondly seeing someone so small make such a dominant claim was unsettling on so many levels. Obviously threatening wouldn't work any more so I gave in.

"Look i'm sorry I hit you and stuff but could you please stop making a scene and could we continue on" I pleaded.

"Apology accepted. Gently Toothless." Hiccup said.

"What did you call ..." I was knocked to the ground mid-sentence.